KUXKLE
RUNYON
of the Protestant Episcopal churcli in 1880; serv-
ing in parishes in Galena, Oliio. Midland, Mich.,
Minneapolis. Minn., and Greencastle. Ind.. 1880-
85. In 1888 he became manager of Belford's
Magazine. He was married, Feb. 10, 1894. to
Lalla Leins, dangliter of Andrew and Anna
R. Trimble (McDowell) McMicken and grand-
daughter of Gen. Joseph J. and Sallie Allen
(McCue) McDowell. In 1895 he resigned the
diaconate. He was professor of military science
and tactics in Miami university. 1900-01; in Uni-
versity of Maine, 1901-0-2, and in 1903 accepted
a like position in Peekskill Military academy.
He was a founder of the Sigma Chi fraternity,
of which he was grand counsel, 1895-97; a trustee
of Miami university, 1863-72, and received the
degree of L.H.D. from Miami in 1900.
RUNKLE, Bertha, autiior, was born in Berke- ley Heights, X.J., in JIarch, 1879; daughter of Cornelius and Lucia (Gilbert) Runkle; grand- daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Gordon) Runkle and of Arad and Mary (Fowler) Gilbert, and a descendant of Peregrine "White, of Jlajor John Willard, of Gen. Zephaniah Curtis, of Vermont, and of a long line of Revolutionary ancestors. She attended private schools in New York, 1885-94, continuing her studies, especialh' of history, lit- erature, and languages with her mother, and with private tutors. Siie wrote some verse which attracted attention, her So7ig of the Sons of Esau being included in Charles Dudlej' Warner's " Li- brary of American Literature " and in E. C. Sted- man's "American Anthology." Miss Runkle is the author of one or two magazine stories and of Tlie Helmet of Navarre (1901), a novel, which had a remarkable sale.
RUNKLE, John Daniel, mathematician, was born at Root, Montgomery county, N.Y., Oct. 11, 1822; son of Daniel and Sarah (Gordon) Runkle. He attended the public schools and academies at Cana- Xn^ joharie, Ames and
/v Cortland, N.Y., and
J^\ ' was graduated at the
jKi^ .' Lawrence Scientific
j*- school, Harvard uni-
versity, in 1851. He was emplo3'ed on the /,^' ^v- American Ephemeris
f':, -^ and Nautical Alma-
. *' r?: Jt>: nac, 1 849-8-1. He was
married, April 19, 1862, to Catharine Robbins, daughter of "William and Lucy (Taylor) Bird of Dorchester, Mass. Upon the opening of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology in 1865, he was made professor of math-
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ematics, and in 1868, when illness obliged Pres-
ident Rogers to resign, Professor Runkle was
made acting president of the corporation, and in
1870 became president of the Institute. He im-
proved the laboratory work in all branches, and
in 1871 held the first summer school of mining.
He established the Lowell school of practical
design, laboratories of mining engineering, met-
allurgy, mechanical engineering and mechanic
arts, and a preparatory school of mechanic arts,
which latter was transferred to the city of Bos-
ton. He resigned the presidency of the Institute
in 1878; travelled abroad, 1878-80. and was
"\Valker professor of mathematics, 1880-1902, and
professor emeritus until his death. He resided in
Brookline, Mass., and in recognition of the part
he took in introducing manual training in that
town, one of the grammar schools was given his
name. He was elected a fellow of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received from
Harvard the honorary degree of A.M. in 1851;
from Hamilton that of Ph.D. in 1869, and from
"Wesleyan that of LL.D. in 1871. He founded and
edited the Mathematical Monthly, 1858-61, and
wrote: Neic Tables for Determining the Values of
Coefficients in the Perturbative Function of Plan-
etary Motion (1855): Manual Element i7i Educa-
tion (1876); Report on Industrial Education
(1883). and Analytic Geometry (1888). He died
at Southwest Harbor, Maine, July 8, 1902.
RUNNELS, Hardin R., governor of Texas, was born in Mississippi. In 1841 he removed to Bowie county, Texas, where he started a cotton planta- tion. He represented his county in the state legislature, 1847-55, being speaker of the honce. 1853-54; was re-elected to the legislature in 1855, and owing to a strong Know- nothing agitation, was on short notice elected lieuten- ant-governor in the same year. He declined his seat in the legislature, served as lieutenant-governor, and in Houston for the governorship by a large majority. He was defeated by General Houston in 1859. and served in the secession convention of 1861 and the constitutional convention of 1866. He died in Bowie county. Texas, in 1873.
RUNYON, Theodore, jurist, was born at Somerville, N.J., Oct. 25. 1822; son of Abraham (1801-1892) and Mary (Runyan) Runyon: grand- son of Ephraim (1769-1856) and Elizabeth (Coriell) (1770-1860) Runyon; great-grandson of John (1743-1792) and Viotet (Layton) (1743-1782) Runyon; great-^grandson of Reune (1707-1776) and Rachel (Drake) (1711-17^4) Runyon; greats, grandson of Vincent and:Mary Ronnion and great*-grandson of Vincent Rongnion.a Huguenot,
defeated Sam
